My inspiration for this post came from my dear, longtime blogging friend, Debbie @ Musings by an ND Domer's Mom, who is not only a gifted...
True confession: I’m a sucker for romance.
I will cry at a wedding even if I barely know the bride and groom.
The minute the clergyman says, “I now pronounce you husband and wife”, I have to whip out a roll of paper towels.
Perhaps it’s because I’m an emotional Italian, but anything that has to do with lovey-dovey shit, I adore.
Such as romantic movies.
Meaning: chick flicks.
However, it always boggles me WHY these type movies are referred to as chick flicks, as if all guys don’t enjoy romantic movies, and all girls do. As a matter of fact, I know of several ladies who truly can’t stand chick flicks. They actually prefer guy flicks, which have been labeled under the genre of Smash em’ up, Crash em’ up.
Personally, those type movies are not my cup of tea, but hey, that’s why there’s M&M's plain and peanut. We all have different tastes.
I do enjoy a good action or suspense thriller, but not ones laced with tons of graphic violence because I see enough of that living in a city.
Last week, while perusing one of my favorite stores, FYE, I purchased a previously viewed DVD of You’ve Got Mail for only $5.99.
I remember first seeing this film many years ago and being utterly charmed.
I’m a HUGE Tom Hanks fan, as well as a HUGE Meg Ryan fan. And I’m also a HUGE Nora Ephron fan because she’s a genius at romantic comedy. She flavors her movies with good old-fashioned romance of times gone by, and then sets it in present day.
Nora is very wise in casting Tom and Meg in movies together because they have an AMAZING onscreen chemistry. When you see them together in a film, you can feel that their characters belong with each other.
You’ve Got Mail is a funny, touching, and an adorably romantic story about the start of online chat rooms, when everyone who had a computer at the time was tempted to try it.
Basically, it’s a story of two people who meet in a chat room and fall in love, yet offline (not knowing that they are the one’s chatting ) CAN’T STAND one another.
Through a series of events, they eventually discover that they are the two people who have been secretly communicating with each other, and end up coming together in the finale.
Honestly, the ending scene of this film ALWAYS turns on my waterworks, as we see the power of love finding its way even through the Internet.
Viewing this film again got me thinking about how many people still believe that online relationships (whether romantic or just friendships) are not possible.
Now back when this movie came out I didn’t even own a computer, so the idea of meeting people via the Internet seemed ridiculous to me too.
However, over these past 7 years, I now realize that forming relationships IS possible.
And I think one of the reasons is that online connections (especially when it comes to blogging) are a very cool way of gradually getting to know someone because people are more apt to share deeper things about themselves on screen, than they would off screen.
Also, I think the energetic power of the written word exposes more of ourselves than we think it can. Words often express the heart of someone.
I know for me, I get a very clear feel for someone just from reading their blog.
Through blogging, I’ve met some really awesome people (like you guys), who I consider real life friends, not just people I socialize with online. Truthfully, I actually think of you guys throughout my day; wondering how you are.
But that’s not to say we can’t occasionally meet assholes online too, because we can.
Yet, that’s not the Internet’s fault because I’ve met plenty of assholes offline also.
You can find an asshole anywhere.
So, I guess the point of this post is to say I do believe that deep connections CAN be made online.
And the schmaltzy romantic in me also believes in the possibility….of a LOVE connection.
*Please take a few minutes to view the video on my sidebar of the final scene from this movie. You won’t regret it.
I will cry at a wedding even if I barely know the bride and groom.
The minute the clergyman says, “I now pronounce you husband and wife”, I have to whip out a roll of paper towels.
Perhaps it’s because I’m an emotional Italian, but anything that has to do with lovey-dovey shit, I adore.
Such as romantic movies.
Meaning: chick flicks.
However, it always boggles me WHY these type movies are referred to as chick flicks, as if all guys don’t enjoy romantic movies, and all girls do. As a matter of fact, I know of several ladies who truly can’t stand chick flicks. They actually prefer guy flicks, which have been labeled under the genre of Smash em’ up, Crash em’ up.
Personally, those type movies are not my cup of tea, but hey, that’s why there’s M&M's plain and peanut. We all have different tastes.
I do enjoy a good action or suspense thriller, but not ones laced with tons of graphic violence because I see enough of that living in a city.
Last week, while perusing one of my favorite stores, FYE, I purchased a previously viewed DVD of You’ve Got Mail for only $5.99.
I remember first seeing this film many years ago and being utterly charmed.
I’m a HUGE Tom Hanks fan, as well as a HUGE Meg Ryan fan. And I’m also a HUGE Nora Ephron fan because she’s a genius at romantic comedy. She flavors her movies with good old-fashioned romance of times gone by, and then sets it in present day.
Nora is very wise in casting Tom and Meg in movies together because they have an AMAZING onscreen chemistry. When you see them together in a film, you can feel that their characters belong with each other.
You’ve Got Mail is a funny, touching, and an adorably romantic story about the start of online chat rooms, when everyone who had a computer at the time was tempted to try it.
Basically, it’s a story of two people who meet in a chat room and fall in love, yet offline (not knowing that they are the one’s chatting ) CAN’T STAND one another.
Through a series of events, they eventually discover that they are the two people who have been secretly communicating with each other, and end up coming together in the finale.
Honestly, the ending scene of this film ALWAYS turns on my waterworks, as we see the power of love finding its way even through the Internet.
Viewing this film again got me thinking about how many people still believe that online relationships (whether romantic or just friendships) are not possible.
Now back when this movie came out I didn’t even own a computer, so the idea of meeting people via the Internet seemed ridiculous to me too.
However, over these past 7 years, I now realize that forming relationships IS possible.
And I think one of the reasons is that online connections (especially when it comes to blogging) are a very cool way of gradually getting to know someone because people are more apt to share deeper things about themselves on screen, than they would off screen.
Also, I think the energetic power of the written word exposes more of ourselves than we think it can. Words often express the heart of someone.
I know for me, I get a very clear feel for someone just from reading their blog.
Through blogging, I’ve met some really awesome people (like you guys), who I consider real life friends, not just people I socialize with online. Truthfully, I actually think of you guys throughout my day; wondering how you are.
But that’s not to say we can’t occasionally meet assholes online too, because we can.
Yet, that’s not the Internet’s fault because I’ve met plenty of assholes offline also.
You can find an asshole anywhere.
So, I guess the point of this post is to say I do believe that deep connections CAN be made online.
And the schmaltzy romantic in me also believes in the possibility….of a LOVE connection.
*Please take a few minutes to view the video on my sidebar of the final scene from this movie. You won’t regret it.
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